# FDA Drug Safety Intelligence (`wakey7dev/fda-drug-normalizer`) Actor

Cross-reference FDA databases for drug product info, adverse events, and recalls. Normalizes 200+ brand/generic drug names with manufacturer deduplication. Free API, no key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wakey7dev/fda-drug-normalizer.md
- **Developed by:** [Chris Wakefield](https://apify.com/wakey7dev) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Business
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

![Chris The Dev](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chriswakefield87/appstore-screenshot-translator/main/assets/actor-banner.png)

## FDA Drug Safety Intelligence 🏥

Cross-reference multiple FDA databases to build comprehensive drug safety profiles. Searches drug product labeling (NDC directory), adverse event reports (FAERS), and enforcement actions (recalls) — then normalizes brand/generic drug names and manufacturer data for clean, analyzable output.

### Features

- 🔍 **Multi-endpoint intelligence** — Products, adverse events, and recalls in one run
- 🏷️ **200+ drug name normalizations** — Brand→generic mapping (Ozempic→Semaglutide, Lipitor→Atorvastatin, etc.)
- 🏭 **Manufacturer deduplication** — Canonical names for 50+ pharma companies
- ⚠️ **Recall severity classification** — Class I/II/III with risk indicators
- 📊 **Human-readable summary** — Formatted table output with reaction frequency bars
- 🌐 **No API key required** — OpenFDA is free and public

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | Brand or generic drug name (e.g. `ozempic`, `semaglutide`, `ibuprofen`) |
| `searchType` | enum | `full` (all), `products_only`, `events_only`, `recalls_only` |
| `maxResults` | integer | Max results per endpoint (1–1000, default 100) |
| `seriousOnly` | boolean | Only return serious adverse events |

### Example Input

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "ozempic",
  "searchType": "full",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "seriousOnly": false
}
````

### Example Output

```
================================================================================
  FDA DRUG SAFETY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
================================================================================
  Search Query:   ozempic
  Normalized:     Semaglutide

  ── PRODUCT INFORMATION (7 unique) ──
   1. Ozempic (semaglutide)
      Mfr: Novo Nordisk | NDC: 0169-1305 | Form: INJECTION, SOLUTION
   2. Ozempic (semaglutide)
      Mfr: Novo Nordisk | NDC: 0169-1310 | Form: INJECTION, SOLUTION

  ── ADVERSE EVENTS (50 reports) ──
  Serious: 34 (68%) | Deaths: 2 | Hospitalizations: 18
  Top Reactions:
    Nausea                         12  ████████████████████████
    Vomiting                        8  ████████████████
    Pancreatitis                    5  ██████████
    ...

  ── RECALLS (1 found) ──
  High Risk (Class I): 1
   1. [HIGH] Ozempic (semaglutide) injection
      Firm: Novo Nordisk | Date: 20240315 | Status: Ongoing
```

### Use Cases

- **Pharmaceutical competitive intelligence** — Track adverse event profiles of competitor drugs
- **Clinical safety research** — Analyze real-world drug safety signals from FAERS
- **Healthcare compliance** — Monitor FDA enforcement actions and recalls
- **Legal / liability** — Gather drug safety evidence for litigation
- **AI / ML pipelines** — Feed normalized drug safety data into predictive models

### Data Sources

All data comes from the [OpenFDA](https://open.fda.gov/) public API (public domain, no license restrictions):

- **Drug Product Labeling** (`drug/ndc.json`) — 137K+ products
- **Adverse Event Reports** (`drug/event.json`) — 20M+ FAERS reports
- **Drug Enforcement Actions** (`drug/enforcement.json`) — Recalls, market withdrawals

### Pricing

Pay-per-result pricing via the Apify platform. Each dataset item after the free tier counts as one event.

***

Built by [Chris The Dev](https://apify.com/wakey7dev) • Data: [open.fda.gov](https://open.fda.gov/) (public domain)

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Brand or generic drug name to search (e.g. 'ozempic', 'semaglutide', 'ibuprofen')

## `searchType` (type: `string`):

Which FDA endpoints to query. Full runs all three in parallel.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum results per API endpoint (1-1000). Default: 100.

## `seriousOnly` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, only return serious adverse events (death, life-threatening, hospitalization).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchType": "full",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "seriousOnly": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All normalized drug safety records as dataset items.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Human-readable formatted summary of results.

## `stats` (type: `string`):

Machine-readable run statistics (JSON).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wakey7dev/fda-drug-normalizer").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wakey7dev/fda-drug-normalizer").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call wakey7dev/fda-drug-normalizer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=wakey7dev/fda-drug-normalizer",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "FDA Drug Safety Intelligence",
        "description": "Cross-reference FDA databases for drug product info, adverse events, and recalls. Normalizes 200+ brand/generic drug names with manufacturer deduplication. Free API, no key needed.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "0bX6ImaFGBxsWXQVA"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-wakey7dev-fda-drug-normalizer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
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                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/wakey7dev~fda-drug-normalizer/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-wakey7dev-fda-drug-normalizer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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        },
        "/acts/wakey7dev~fda-drug-normalizer/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-wakey7dev-fda-drug-normalizer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "searchQuery"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Drug Name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Brand or generic drug name to search (e.g. 'ozempic', 'semaglutide', 'ibuprofen')"
                    },
                    "searchType": {
                        "title": "Search Scope",
                        "enum": [
                            "full",
                            "products_only",
                            "events_only",
                            "recalls_only"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Which FDA endpoints to query. Full runs all three in parallel.",
                        "default": "full"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max Results per Endpoint",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum results per API endpoint (1-1000). Default: 100.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "seriousOnly": {
                        "title": "Serious Events Only",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "When enabled, only return serious adverse events (death, life-threatening, hospitalization).",
                        "default": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
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                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
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                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
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    }
}
```